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māuiui

1. (verb) to be weary, sick, fatigued, sickly.

Haere mai ki ahau, e koutou katoa e māuiui ana, e taimaha ana, ā māku koutou e whakaokioki (PT Matiu 11:28). / Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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Synonyms: māruru, tarutaruhea, tūpoupou, tūroro, mate, matemate, hanga mate, anuhē


2. (modifier) sickly, fatigued, weary.

Totoro tonu atu ōku ringa ki a koe: e hiainu ana tōku wairua ki a koe, ānō he whenua māuiui (PT Nga Waiata 143:6). / I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.

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3. (noun) illness, disorder.

Pēnā he māuiui ō rātou ka ora i a ia i te rima meneti (TTT 1/12/1930:2212). / If they have an illness he will heal them in five minutes.

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